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1 Jesus, friend of little children,
Be a friend to me;
Take my hand and ever keep me
Close to thee.
2 Show me what my love should cherish,
What, too, it should shun,
Lest my feet for poison flowers
Swift should run.
3 Teach me how to grow in goodness,
Daily as I grow;
Thou hast been a child, and surely
Thou dost know.
4 Step by step, O lead me onward,
Upward into youth;
Wiser, stronger, still becoming
In thy truth.
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | Jesus, friend of little children |
| Author: | Walter John Mathams (1853-1931) |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 1986 |
| Topic: | The young salvationist: Childhood |
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